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Top 10 Twitter Trends This Week [CHART]

It was a strange week in the Twitterverse as measured by the top trending topics, with random viral memes out in force.

The top three trends are less surprising — soccer, an awards show and a celebrity death. Justin Bieber remains on the chart because, well — he went to the dentist. But that's where the chart starts getting weird.

To see the full list, check out the chart below. Because this is a topical list, hashtag memes and games have been omitted from the chart. The aggregate is based on Twitter's own trending algorithm, and does not necessarily reflect raw tweet volume.

The BET Awards program prompted a high number of individual trends but most discussed were Tiffany Green (who won a contest to be a viewer presenter), Chris Brown, Kevin Hart & Tracee Ellis Ross along with a skit called Real Husbands of Hollywood.

#3

Peter Falk

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Actor Peter Falk, well-known for his portrayal of detective Lieutenant Columbo, passed away on June 23rd at the age of 83.

#4

Justin Bieber

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Justin Bieber went to the dentist this week. This event was enough to cause him to trend. Also, fans in Spain are desperate to get their hands on his celebrity fragrance, Someday.

#5

The Wild Thornberrys

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It's not clear what caused Nigel Thornberry, the father on the Nickelodeon show "The Wild Thornberrys" (voiced by Tim Curry) to reach Twitter's Top 10 but it continued to trend for hours because of nostalgia for childhood TV shows.

#6

Bruno Mars

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Singer Bruno Mars is touring France and sent out Tweets about French kissing and other topics that had his fans retweeting him.

#7

Nicki Minaj

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Some "haters" started the trend RIP Nicki Minaj which was repeated both by those who don't care for the singer as well as by her fans who were outraged. But pro-Nicki Minaj or con-, Twitter counts both as trend mentions.

#8

Michael Jackson

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June 25, 2011 marked the two year anniversary of the death of Michael Jackson and his fans remembered both the singer and his music.

#9

FUAAAA!

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This trend is the result of a viral video on YouTube of a drunken man explaining how "FUAAA!" is the sound you make when you release your strength. He proceeded to yell it repeatedly and a meme (including 5 separate trends) was born. FUAAAAA!

#10

Marriage Equality

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The New York State Senate passed the Marriage Equality Act, a bill legalizing same-sex marriage, on June 24, 2011. New York will be the most populous state to allow same-sex marriage when it takes effect later in July.

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